The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-04

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eowhich nature treated Tho people - ~
orot sunday nlrAe intercore4 oonsvoas
with telegraph connections from the cisys
and that Wa the reason Why the greno
reception which was 70 have been tender
"a the new champions 81 the world O.
their return 20 this city was spoiled. Ioe
programme was . pretty one. Tho epecot
train was 20 have arrived a. ten O'CLOCK
ana the Dstroiters were % have beenre
ceived with open arms BY the very bess
people N the City by the Straits
The storm intcrfcred with the
wires aud tho result Was that
the train arrived a. = n, instead OF
ten, and the best people had not yet come.
A madden man than Mr.. Stearns would
have been hard % nnd. All during the
trim his face had elowed with pleasure
ana satisfaction. Now Il gloomed with
anger and disappointment He Vas ~
favor OF holding the entire party ~ ne
depot. but the Detroit players who had
been holding long and earnest commune
cations with the rosy the night before
would have none OF Il. and they went up
town 70 see their friends and show
% their medals donated by johnnie
Wards wife Helen Dauvray): ~
course this little contretemps put decld-
edlv unpleasant aspect ON Affairs. but the
reception had been arranged and every
body was determined 90 see e through.
and they did. At ten o'clock line OF
carriages stood before the Russell and IN
them were seated the flower OF the Detroit
population. There were Mayor Chamber
lain. judges OF courts, civil and criminal.
municipal folks BY the half dozen, prom
linen and well-known citizens BY the score,
distinguished lawyers in punches, leading
wholesale and retail merchants, and what
not. Thew were waiting Tor IN
word to be given. and when VA
they were driven 20 the depot preceded oy
brass band. Then the carriages holding
the officials OF the two clubs, the cham
pions and the worlds champions fell into
line. and the people on the streets OF Detroit
were fed with views from all directions OF
their much-beloved base ball club and
they reveled in the sight, too. Detroit =
delirious over her new-found honors anu
nobody bIamss her. For the hrst time
since the Detroits took the pennans away
from St Louis. President Won der
Abe was willing yesterday 20 taik
about the matter. He said tnas
while. Of course. he dislikcd 20 re-
. linquish the first place in the'country, ne
| did not feel badly ovsr the loss In fact'
I he said he was glad In way that the title
1 had gone to Nr. Stearns. for ne seems %
( put an abstract value on Il, Of which any
! other baseball man in the country y IN
1 capable. Then again. st. Louis held y LOT
1 two seasons, and has won the champion
( ship Of the American Association three
I times in succession, and Mr. Won der Ahe
I thinks that Is honor enough. But MT. Won
I der Abe said he had another reason fo'
being satisfied with the loss OF sns
, championship. That reason Is this: Thu
defeat Of the Browns has helped consider
ably 60 reduce their bump Of self-conceit
and 20 show them that there are moments
when another club can play stronger base
ball than they. This i an eminensiy
comforting feeling for Mr.. Won der Abe
Tor IL furnishes him with . powerful
weapon OF defense when the question O
increased salaries comes IN for the seasoI
a. 1$s8 But the PLAYERS do not look on
in that light and still believe that Il the.
had played their game the record wou''
have been reversed, and they are right
They are not brea king their hearts over "a
affair. however, for the simple reason tina
their manages seems 20 carry their loa'
lightly. and the only thing which seem
% trouble them II the work they hav
IN prospect for the coming winte
months.
The season Of 1851 closed here ycstcrda
n ! bla1e Of glory, and despite . kee
, atmosphere I'VE thousand Detroiters -
/ the wind up. The game was . fine on
] and resulted IN . splendid victory Tor "
: troIt the score standing tod
Decidedly the features OF the day vel
! the presentations 70 the players. Da
Broufhers was the first victim. be getstn
he handsome seylonite bet givsn
spaIdinx TO the best batter IN the Detro
. club. Tip O'Neil got handsome bask
Z o. flowers from his Woodstock friend
Charley Ganxsll came next drawing
: handsome gold watch and chain, and tn
! came the great event. A wheel barro'
4 n the center Of which was : large wood
y .hoppinr-bowl flIled 10 the brim with siIv
dollars, 81 IN I'll, was whseled into =
9 grounds and was presented TO Charl
9 Bennett. A fife and drum hand preced
Z the barrow and played "Yankee Doodl
4 n = vigorous manner. Charley Vas CO..
: peeled 70 wheel the mint around the bas
!. which he did amidst thunders Of applau
4 After the excitement had subsidized,
game proceeded. The Wolverines
n with ease, outbatting, outnelding :
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